MCAC Winter Sports of the Week: Week of February 13-19

Rochester, Minnesota –

the Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has released its weekly winter sports awards for the week of February 13-19.

Samantha QuigleyAnd Central Lakes College Ranger, he got it MCAC North Division women’s basketball player. Helping her Raiders capture a share of the MCAC North title in a win over MNC-Mesabi Range in the teams final regular season game, Quigley scored 31 points and pulled down 15 rebounds in just 26 minutes of action. She went 6-of-9 from 3-point range and shot 75% from the field. Lemon donutAnd Northern Minnesota College – Itasca Forward, he got MCAC North Division men’s basketball player prize. Whymns scored 44 points, shot 74% from the floor, and grabbed 30 rebounds in 53 minutes of playing time. His effort helped secure the Vikings’ No. 4 seed in the upcoming District 13 Men’s Basketball Tournament.

Riverland Community College straight ahead, Rhianna Schmidtthe week is named MCAC Southern Section women’s basketball player. Schmitt shot 60% from the field, hitting 15 of her 25 shots, and scored 46 points. Her defensive effort was very impressive, grabbing 46 rebounds, 14 steals and blocking 7 shots as the Blue Devils notched up three more wins and a No. 3 seed in this week’s District 13 Women’s Basketball Tournament. Cam GivensAnd Rochester Community and Technical College Shooting guard, he made 53% of his shots from the field, scoring 42 points while also grabbing 12 rebounds and 4 steals. His 45% shooting from behind the arc helped secure the Yellowjackets’ MCAC South championship and the No. 1 seed in the District 13 Men’s Basketball Tournament, and earned him the nickname MCAC South Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honor.

As MCAC teams compile games and stats, follow the conference leaders at the following links:

MCAC Women’s Basketball Team Stats: https://mcacsports.org/sports/wbkb/2022-23/leaders

MCAC Men’s Basketball Team Statistics: https://mcacsports.org/sports/mbkb/2022-23/leaders

MCAC Women’s Basketball Standings: https://mcacsports.org/sports/wbkb/2022-23/standings

MCAC Men’s Basketball Standings: https://mcacsports.org/sports/mbkb/2022-23/standings

	MCAC Basketball Northern section athletes of the week
Samantha Quigley Central Lakes College SO/Guard Phoenix, Arizona	Women’s Basketball Player of the Week Playing minutes: 26 minutes Field goals (try): 12-16 3- The objectives of the training field (attempt): 6-9 Free throws (with a try): 1-1 Total points: 31 points Total rebounds: 15 rebounds Made: 6 assists Steals: 5 steals Blocks: 0 blocks Info worth noting: Samantha made 6 of her 9 three-point attempts and helped lead the Raiders to a share of their first MCAC North Division championship since the 1996-97 season. Next competition: February 25th at the District 13 Women’s Basketball Tournament Team Record: 14-7 overall, 7-1 in MCAC North
Lemon donut Northern Minnesota College – Itasca fr / forward New Providence, Bahamas	Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week Playing minutes: 53 minutes Field goals (try): 17-23 3-PT Goals (Try): 0-0 Free throws (with a try): 10-10 Total points: 44 points Total rebounds: 30 rebounds Made: 3 assists Steals: 2 steals Buildings: 3 blocks Noteworthy info: Donte shot 74% from the floor and went 10-for-10 from the free throw line to help secure the No. 4 seed for the Vikings in the District 13 Men’s Basketball Tournament. Next competition: February 24th at the District 13 Men’s Basketball Tournament Team Record: 12-17 overall, 8-6 in MCAC North

	MCAC Basketball South Division athletes this week
Rhianna Schmidt Riverland Community College fr / forward Austin, Minnesota	Women’s Basketball Player of the Week Playing minutes: 95 minutes Field goals (attempt): 15-25 3-PT Goals (Try): 0-0 Free throws: 16-22 Total points: 46 points Total rebounds: 46 rebounds Made: 2 assists Steals: 14 steals Buildings: 7 blocks Noteworthy info: Rihanna shot 60% from the floor and helped the Blue Devils finish as the No. 3 seed from the MCAC South Division in the District 13 Women’s Basketball Tournament. Next competition: February 25th at the District 13 Women’s Basketball Tournament. Team Record: 19-5 overall, 10-4 in the MCAC South
Cam Givens Rochester Community and Technical College SO/shooting ranger Minneapolis, Minnesota	Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week Playing minutes: 54 minutes Field goals (earned try): 18-34 3-PT Field Goals (Try): 4-9 Free throws (with a try): 2-2 Total points: 42 points Total rebounds: 12 rebounds Made: 8 assists Steals: 4 steals Blocks: 0 blocks Info worth noting: Kam shot 53% from the field and 44.4% from 3-point range, which led him to the MCAC South Division Championship and top seed in the District 13 Men’s Basketball Tournament. Next competition: February 24th at the District 13 Men’s Basketball Tournament Team Record: 17-7 overall, 8-4 at MCAC South

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